How to Install and Uninstall deborphan Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "deborphan" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install deborphan on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                deborphan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "deborphan" package

Learn how to uninstall deborphan on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                deborphan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the deborphan package on Kali Linux

Package: deborphan
Version: 1.7.35
Installed-Size: 270
Maintainer: deborphan Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: apt, gettext-base
Size: 82016
SHA256: 6412bca3c1bee34e49dd8e3fc543c7c71e00ec76f09b60bc88a21b92720561ff
SHA1: 0ed1cc8ef4758874b77059b586eaa405d8cf3c0c
MD5sum: 66f1c0cda4ddc445904cb1ecc81c27cf
Description: program that can find unused packages, e.g. libraries
deborphan finds "orphaned" packages on your system. It determines which
packages have no other packages depending on their installation and shows
you a list of these packages. It is most useful when finding libraries,
but it can be used on packages in all sections.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::package-management, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::checking,
use::organizing, works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/deborphan/deborphan_1.7.35_amd64.deb